Rail-joint.



PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

G. MoHENRY. RAIL JOINT.

I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1906.

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No. 831,458- PATENTED SEPT.18,. 1906.

G. MQHENRY.

RAIL JOINT.

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GRANT MGHENRY, OF MOUNT LIBERTY, OHIO.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906 Application filed February 20, 1.906. Serial No. 302,022.

To all w/wm/ it may concern.

Be it known that I, GRANT MCHENRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Liberty, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a rail-joint, and has for its object a simple and efficient joint comprising a chair on which the meeting ends of the rails are supported, together with novel and improved means for securing the rails in the chair against endwise separation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2.

is a sectional detail on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a plan view.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 9 denotes the rails, the abutting ends of which may be cut diagonally, as shown, or square. The rails are secured against endwise separa tion by fish-plates 10 and 11, respectively, which are fastened to the rails by pins 12, extending through holes in said parts, the holes in the fish-plates being made oblong, as usual, to permit expansion and contraction.

The rails are seated on a chair which com prises a base 13,from one edge of which rises a flange 14, which extends over into engagement with the fish-plate 10. The said fishplate is grooved lengthwise on the outside, as at 15, into which groove the end of the flange extends. On the opposite edge of the chairbase is an upstanding flange 16, having on its inner side a recess 17 Which forms a seat for a wedge 18, to be hereinafter described. The rail-bases fit snugly between the flanges 14 and 16. The flange 14 has recesses 19 to receive the heads of spikes whereby the chair is fastened to the stringers or ties, and on the opposite side the base has extensions 20, whereby that side of the chair is spiked.

The wedge 18 is a lengthwise-tapering bar, which is driven between the fish-plate 11 and the flange 16, being seated in the recess 17 in said flange. The wedge-bar is shaped to fit the fish-plate and has on its inner side a rib 21, which fits in a groove 22 in the fish-plate 11, on the outside thereof. The smaller end of the wedge-bar has on its under side a recess 23, in which is secured a spring-catch 24, which engages over the end of the fish-plate 11, whereby the wedge-bar is held against withdrawal. If it becomes necessary to remove the wedge-bar, it can be readily done by disengaging the catch. If the parts become worn, a plate 25 can be placed on the seat 17, as shown.

By the construction herein described the rail ends are securely joined and firmly supported without the use of bolts and their attendant objections. The parts 14 and 18 extend over and cover the ends of the pins 12, which are thus prevented from dropping out, and the rails are therefore effectively secured against endwise separation.

I claim- 1. A rail-joint, comprising fish-plates, a chair having upstanding flanges, one of which flanges engages one of the fish-plates, awedgebar driven between the otherfish-plate and flange, and a spring-catch carried by the wedge-bar and engaging over the end of the latter fish-plate.

2. A rail-joint, comprising fish-plates, pins extending through the latter and the rails, a chair having upstanding flanges, one of which flanges engages one of the fish-plates and covers one end of the pins, and a wedge-bar driven between the other fishplate and flange, and covering the other end of the pins.

ing longitudinally-extending grooves on the outside, a chair having upstanding flanges, one of which extends over into the groove of one of the fish-plates, and a wed e-bar driven between the other fish-plate and flange, said wedge-bar having a rib fitting in the groove in the latter fish-plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GRANT MOHENRY.

Witnesses:

PARK B. BLAIR, COLUMBUS EWALT.

3. A rail-joint, comprising fish-plates hav- 

